BEIDOU 1

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BEIDOU 1 is classified as:

• TV
• Geostationary
• Beidou Navigation System

NORAD ID: 26599
Int'l Code: 2000-069A
Perigee: 36,126.2 km
Apogee: 36,232.8 km
Inclination: 11.1 °
Period: 1,455.8 minutes
Semi major axis: 42550 km
RCS: 25.1189 m² (large)
Launch date: October 30, 2000
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Beidou navigation system (BNS); improve accuracy of weapons and situational awareness of military forces; in GEO unlike most navigation systems. Beidou means "Northern Dipper."

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STARLINK-31619 Track 1 satellite(s)

1 26599U 00069A   24138.95147090 -.00000212  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 26599  11.0952  37.8353 0012520 332.0422 199.5742  0.98911334 85701

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC